Counterterrorism policy derives from Cold War totalitarianism theory linking ideology to violence

Evidence

In a nutshell, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies have operationalized one of the ideological frames discussed in Chapter 3: “Islam is inherently violent.” As Kundnani argues, the war on terror paradigm … makes ideology the root cause of political violence [and] derives from the cold war theory of totalitarianism, which presumed a similar direct causal connection between ideology and the repressive practices of political control. Counterterrorism policy and practices of surveillance, indefinite detention, and arbitrary deportation flow from this logic. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 566

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the reader’s MOC thread: traces the intellectual lineage of the ‘Islam drives violence’ frame to Cold War anti-totalitarianism, the same genealogy Bayoumi needs. Also pays off the ch11 claim that counter-subversive measures built for leftists get redeployed against Muslim Americans. — connects to: War-on-terror ideology theory derives from Cold War totalitarianism theory; Totalitarian terror weaponizes ideology by enforcing its extreme logical consequences — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 1069; Totalitarian terrorism served as self-expression rather than calculated policy — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 788 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• War-on-terror ideology theory derives from Cold War totalitarianism theory #corroborates (0.95)
• Totalitarian terror weaponizes ideology by enforcing its extreme logical consequences #expands (0.80) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 1069
• Totalitarian terrorism served as self-expression rather than calculated policy #contradicts (0.80) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 788
• Counterterrorism is framed as an internal ideological struggle over Muslim mainstream #expands (0.75)
• Cold War terrorism definitions served to suppress leftist movements #expands (0.75)
• Ideology transforms into a purely organizational device once totalitarian policy forms #expands (0.75) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 889
• Totalitarian ideology coerces through the fear of abandoning a first premise #expands (0.70)
• Totalitarian movements rewarded ideological consistency over idealism #expands (0.70)